Business Analyst

Wintrust Financial Corporation • Rosemont, IL

2d • $71,000 - $92,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Wintrust Life Finance is a life insurance premium finance company and a subsidiary of Wintrust, a financial services company with more than $66 billion in assets. The Business Analyst supports analysis for projects and enhancements by partnering with the business to assess requirements and identify impacts to business processes and internally and externally used technology applications and solutions.

The role elicits, assesses, and documents requirements; advises business partners on options and risks; and helps gather the information needed for successful project and enhancement execution. It serves as a liaison between business teams, vendors, and IT, translating business requirements into system deployments or business process changes. The analyst also supports planning, testing, training, implementation, change adoption, and post-implementation activities.

This is a hybrid position based in Rosemont, Illinois, with some required travel to Newark, New Jersey. The estimated salary range is $71,000–$92,000, with eligibility for an annual bonus.

Requirements

• 3–5 years of experience as a Business Analyst in a financial services firm.
• Strong system and business process analysis experience.
• Familiarity with traditional and Agile concepts.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.

Nice To Haves

• Working knowledge of Salesforce, nCino, and Jira is highly preferred.
• Experience in the life insurance industry is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Elicit, assess, and document requirements, and advise the business on options and risks.
• Provide processes, questions, and techniques to efficiently gather information from business users for successful project and enhancement execution.
• Serve as a liaison, translating departments’ business requirements into system deployments or business process changes.
• Act as a change agent to help facilitate effective deployments and modifications to current practices.
• Collaborate with vendors and IT teams.
• Organize and manage user acceptance testing.
• Support development of training and implementation materials.
• Participate in initiative and enhancement planning and implementation.
• Provide post-implementation support.

Benefits

• Competitive pay and eligibility for a discretionary annual bonus.
• Medical insurance.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• Life insurance.
• Accidental death and dismemberment insurance.
• Short- and long-term disability insurance.
• Parental leave.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Traditional and Roth 401(k) with company match.
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan at a 5% discount.
• Critical illness insurance.
• Accident insurance.
• Transportation and commuting benefits.
• Banking benefits.
• Pet insurance.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Family-friendly work hours.
• Opportunities for development and upward mobility.
• Promote-from-within culture.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed